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| Deli | |
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&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Deli_Sinan.jpg) A Deli (left) in a battle with a Hungarian soldier | |
| Active | Mid. 15th century - 1829 |
| Allegiance |  Ottoman Empire |
| Type | Light cavalry |
| Role | Shock troops |
| Garrison/HQ | Rumeli Anatolia |
| Military of the Ottoman Empire |
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A Deli (from Turkish deli, meaning "mad, wild, daring")[1] was a member of a light cavalry unit within the Ottoman Empire. Their main role was to act as front-line shock troops, also acting as personal guards for high-level Ottoman officials in the Rumeli during peacetime.
- ^ "deli". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)